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Re: The Inquirer likes Fortran [message #36499] Mon, 22 September 2003 14:28
Martin Cohen is currently offline  Martin Cohen
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David Frank wrote:

> I screwed up the link, trying again... (it has some interesting
> pro-Fortran, anti-C views expressed)
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11651
>
>
One of my main complaints about C is that it does not have
the faintest idea what an array is. My slogan, from a number
of years ago when I had to program a bunch of scientific stuff
in C is: "In C, an array is a pointer, an offset, and a prayer."

Martin Cohen
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